Ageod (www.ageod.com ) is happy to announce the release of the v1.02a update for the critically-acclaimed strategy game Alea Jacta Est and its successor Birth of Rome, updated to v1.02a.

The v1.02a update for Alea Jacta Est fixes some bugs, minor AI problems and greatly improves gameplay and modding. Graphics are enhanced with new pictures for leaders and new units are also added. Many other features and upgrade are also included in this update. For a full list of changes, check out the full changelog:

The v1.02a update for Birth of Rome adds the German language translation for the game, which allows all German players to enjoy the game in their native tongue. With this update Birth of Rome is now also capable of using the Alea Jacta Est scenarios, if the game is already installed on PC. Check full change:

BOR becomes AJE-aware! Birth of Rome is now capable of using the AJE scenarios, if you installed it anywhere on your PC! Both games remain standalone, meaning you don't need to buy AJE to play BOR scenarios, but now, if you bought AJE, you only need to launch BOR to get the scenarios of both games!

************* LANGUAGE German translation is now available. If you want to switch to German, you can do this by manually changing the following inside the General.opt file

Samnites scenario - Fix Volsinii as samnite objective (F7 list) - Fix the removal of consul Megellus in -290 - Fix to the samnite spies option - some small fixes to the Senones alliance and Gallic withdrawal options (including increased probability of Samnite AI choosing Senones alliance)and the Tarentum at War event - Added Magister to Lucanian army in the beginning of the scenario - Added replacements to Umbrian units - Fix to the Lin Teata legions option (now it will bring 2 legions and the total force pool will be 4) - Fix to Gellius Egnatius events - several missing and erroneous messages corrected

Pyrrhus scenario: - cancelled the recruitment of new militia (auto-garrison not altered) - fix to the double consuls bug - fix error in SPQ regional decisions - tweak to results of Pyrhus answering to Syracusae call for help and related events and options

FPW scenarios (264 and 256): - reduced heavily the probability of regeneration of the mercenary recruitment options (IN EVALUATION) - cancelled the recruitment of new militia (auto-garrison not altered) - New military option: beginning in January -263, the romans can recruit one new legion (and one ala) - fix to the double consuls bug - fix to Xanthippus of Sparta option - fix to Baal sacrifice and War declaration by Carthage options - small fixes to the Numidian at War replacements and the Attack on Massalia events - fix the money given by Catania

BOR becomes AJE-aware! Birth of Rome is now capable of using the AJE scenarios, if you installed it anywhere on your PC! Both games remain standalone, meaning you don't need to buy AJE to play BOR scenarios, but now, if you bought AJE, you only need to launch BOR to get the scenarios of both games!

************* LANGUAGE German translation is now available. If you want to switch to German, you can do this by manually changing the following inside the General.opt file

Samnites scenario - Fix Volsinii as samnite objective (F7 list) - Fix the removal of consul Megellus in -290 - Fix to the samnite spies option - some small fixes to the Senones alliance and Gallic withdrawal options (including increased probability of Samnite AI choosing Senones alliance)and the Tarentum at War event - Added Magister to Lucanian army in the beginning of the scenario - Added replacements to Umbrian units - Fix to the Lin Teata legions option (now it will bring 2 legions and the total force pool will be 4) - Fix to Gellius Egnatius events - several missing and erroneous messages corrected

Pyrrhus scenario: - cancelled the recruitment of new militia (auto-garrison not altered) - fix to the double consuls bug - fix error in SPQ regional decisions - tweak to results of Pyrhus answering to Syracusae call for help and related events and options

FPW scenarios (264 and 256): - reduced heavily the probability of regeneration of the mercenary recruitment options - cancelled the recruitment of new militia (auto-garrison not altered) - fix to the double consuls bug - fix to Xanthippus of Sparta option - fix to Baal sacrifice and War declaration by Carthage options - small fixes to the Numidian at War replacements and the Attack on Massalia events - fix the money given by Catania